leud

Etymology

1750, from Medieval Latin leudēs (pl., “vassals or followers of the king”), from Frankish *liudi (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lewədh- (“man, people”). Cognate with Old High German liuti (“people, subordinates”), Old English lēod (“chief, man”). More at lede and leod.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lo͞od, IPA^(key): /luːd/

• Rhymes: -uːd

Noun

leud (plural leuds or leudes)

1. a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages

Anagrams

• ULed, duel, lude, lued

Adjective

leud

1. Alternative form of lewed

Noun

leud m (genitive singular leòid, plural leudan)

1. breadth, width